Kate Walker

Architects will love Nendo’s new bag for Tod’s

The acclaimed Japanese studio designs a multi-purpose bag with architects’ needs in mind for Italian brand Tod’s. >
Nodus’ 2015 collection of rugs

The luxury brand’s latest collection includes designs by Maarten Baas, Matali Crasset and Studio Job. >
Gabrielle Raaff helps raise funds for young burn patients

The regarded artist supports non-profit organisation Surgeons for Little Lives in its new rehabilitation programme. >
Old buses become showers for the homeless

Lava Mae is a non-profit organisation that transforms buses into mobile showers for the thousands living on the streets of San Francisco. >
70 ways to repurpose the iconic Picardie glass tumbler

5.5 designstudio mark Duralex’s 70th birthday with an exhibition of clever ideas to transform the brand’s Picardie glass. >
Hip hop artist Akon’s grand solar energy plan for Africa

The Grammy-winning artist opens a school to train a new generation of African entrepreneurs and roll out delivery of solar energy. >
Cocoon Light by Clarisse Design

Durban-based studio Clarisse Design launches a light inspired by the silk web of a cocoon. >
5 tips for young architects from Thorsten Deckler

Thorsten Deckler, the co-founder of 26’10 South Architects, says sharpening your creative skills starts with looking outside the industry. >
Beyond Entropy Africa: A new kind of common ground in Luanda

The Angola-based architecture group Beyond Entropy Africa brings radical change to an urban sprawl with a single plant. >
Seven films about African creativity at Encounters

These films at the annual Encounters documentary festival probe compelling issues at play in Africa’s creative landscape. >
Alejandro Aravena’s UC Innovation Centre wins 2015 Design of the Year Award for Architecture

London’s Design Museum selects the Chilean’s university building over 15 other acclaimed nominees. >
William Kentridge’s "Lulu" debuts at the Dutch National Opera

The South African artist brings a foreboding theatrical vision to Alan Berg’s famous liberetto piece. >
Rainbow window art brightens up Buitenkant Street

Andrzej Urbanski and Pierre Le Riche illuminate a Cape Town storefront with a tapestry of colour. >

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